Business Diary

Monday 02 June 2025 - Friday 06 June 2025

* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
TimeVenuePlenary/Committee
Monday 02 June 2025
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 03 June 2025
9:30 AMSenate ChamberConcurrent Committee for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 9:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:35 AM (40 mins)
Departmental oral evidence session - A5 development
• Dr Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Mr Keith Finegan, DAERA
• Mrs Anna Campbell, DAERA

Public from 10:15 AM (40 mins)
Briefing from the Ulster Farmers' Union - A5 development
• Mr James McCluggage, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Leslie Craig, Ulster Farmers' Union

Public from 10:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
1:02 PMRoom 106Business Committee

Closed from 1:02 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
4:08 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 4:08 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 4:09 PM (45 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by the Youth Assembly
• Ms Brooke Ewing, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Ms Kerrie Finnegan, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Ms Nadia Mackiewicz, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Mr James Maginn, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Mr Rory Brown, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly

Public from 4:54 PM (50 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by NICCY Youth Panel
• Ms Eva Bradley, NICCY Youth Panel
• Ms Bethany McKinley, NICCY Youth Panel
• Ms Astrid Knox, NICCY Youth Panel
• Ms Rhea Donnell, NICCY Youth Panel
• Ms Laura McFall, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People

Public from 5:44 PM (49 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by NICCY
• Mr Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Laura McFall, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Rachel Woods, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People

Public from 6:33 PM (39 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by Diverse Youth NI
• Ms Tiwalade Olatunbosun, Diverse Youth NI
• Ms Inioluwa Olaosebikan, Diverse Youth NI

Public from 7:12 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 04 June 2025
VISITSouth West Regional CollegeCommittee for the Economy
VISITBalcasCommittee for the Economy
10:00 AMRoom 21Committee on Procedures

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Northern Ireland Act 1998 Section 42 – Petitions of Concern - Briefing
• Paul Gill, Clerk Assistant

Closed from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
Annual Debate on the Executive’s Legislative Timetable – Further Consideration of draft Standing Order

Closed from 11:35 AM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - Bereavement – Committee Consideration

Public from 12:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:01 AMRoom 106Committee on Standards and Privileges

Closed from 10:01 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:07 AM (43 mins)
Draft Unacceptable Behaviours Policy - Briefing by Legal Services

Closed from 10:50 AM (4 mins)
Update on process for appointment of next Commissioner for Standards

Closed from 10:54 AM (9 mins)
Adjudication of complaints against Ministers of alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct - Next Steps

Closed from 11:03 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
10:02 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:02 AM (41 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:43 AM (7 mins)
SL1 - The Climate Change, Road Traffic, The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2025

SL1 - The Belsize Gardens and Belsize Way, Lisburn (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025

Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings

Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings

Public from 10:50 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:58 AM (120 mins)
Implementation Of The Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Mr Jonathan McKee, DfI
• Mr Gary Quinn, DfI
• Mr Niall McKenna, DfI
10:42 AMET44, South West Regional College, 1 CORNAGRADE ROAD, ENNISKILLENCommittee for the Economy

Public from 10:42 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:44 AM (91 mins)
Oral and written evidence -Tourism NI / Tourism Ireland and partner organisations – Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism
• Ciaran Doherty, Tourism NI
• Helen McGorman, Tourism Ireland
• Cllr Thomas O’Reilly, Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism
• Cllr Barry McElduff, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Public from 12:15 PM (47 mins)
Oral and written evidence – alternative heat fuels – Balcas
• Brian Murphy, Balcas
• Ian McCracken, Balcas
• Nigel Manley, Balcas
• Brenda McStravick, Balcas

Public from 1:02 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
2:01 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 2:01 PM (27 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:28 PM (42 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by the Competition and Markets Authority
• Mr Gavin Thompson, Competition and Markets Authority
• Ms Louise Close, Competition and Markets Authority

Public from 3:10 PM (57 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by Parenting Focus
• Ms Emma Hitchen, Parenting Focus
• Ms Muriel Bailey, Parenting Focus

Public from 4:07 PM (57 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by Menstruation Matters
• Ms Katrina McDonnell, Menstruation Matters Belfast

Public from 5:05 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 5:07 PM (4 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
2:17 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 2:17 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 2:33 PM (27 mins)
Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill - Delegated powers within the Bill - Oral briefing from the Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules

Public from 3:00 PM (2 mins)
SR 2025/91 The Rate Relief (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Suspension from 3:02 PM (7 mins)

Public from 3:09 PM (41 mins)
Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill - Oral briefing from the Forget-me-not Group
• Ms Grace Coutts, Forget-me-not Group
• Ms Kelly Barnes, Forget-me-not Group
• Ms Suzi Gourley, Forget-me-not Group
• Ms Claire Gray, Forget-me-not Group

Suspension from 3:50 PM (6 mins)

Public from 3:56 PM (8 mins)
Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill

Public from 4:04 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 4:18 PM (8 mins)
SL1 The Public Service (Civil Service and Other) Pension (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (Consultation Response on Scheme Yield Member Contributions)

Public from 4:26 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
3:45 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 4:00 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing: TEO Permanent Secretary - Departmental Business Plan
• Mr David Malcolm, TEO
• Mr Gareth Johnston, TEO
• Ms Claire Archbold, TEO
• Ms Brenda Henderson, TEO

Public from 4:40 PM (15 mins)
The Strategic Investment Board - Retention and Disposal Schedule

Closed from 4:55 PM (20 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Agree Final Draft Report (Closed)

Public from 5:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 05 June 2025
VISITUlster Folk & Transport MuseumCommittee for Communities
10:01 AMCultra Manor, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Cultra, HolywoodCommittee for Communities

Public from 10:01 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:20 AM (53 mins)
National Museums NI: Oral briefing
• Ms Kathryn Thomson, National Museums Northern Ireland
• Mr Aaron Ward, National Museums Northern Ireland
• Mr William Blair, National Museums Northern Ireland

Public from 11:13 AM (35 mins)
Benefit fraud and error: Oral briefing from Department for Communities
• Ms Julie Nelson, DfC
• Mr Brian Hanna, DfC
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC

Public from 11:48 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
10:06 AMRoom 21Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:06 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:19 AM (9 mins)
Departmental oral evidence session - 2025-26 Main Estimates and June Monitoring Round Proposals
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA
• Ms Nuala Hennessy, DAERA
• Ms Helen Mullan, DAERA

Public from 10:28 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business

Suspension from 10:35 AM (16 mins)

Public from 10:51 AM (57 mins)
Departmental oral evidence session - Horticulture Pilot Scheme 1, 2 & 3 (Policy Briefing & SL1’s)
• Mr Paul McHenry, DAERA
• Dr Eric Long, DAERA
• Mr David Dowd, DAERA

Public from 11:48 AM (7 mins)
SL1 The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Mr Mark McLean, DAERA
• Ms Chloe Robinson, DAERA

Public from 11:55 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
2:03 PMRoom 29Committee for Health

Public from 2:03 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Evidence from Compassionate Communities and Cruse NI
• Ms Sharon Williams, Compassionate Communities NI
• Ms Fiona Gilmour, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Thelma Abernethy, Cruse Bereavement Support

Public from 2:50 PM (45 mins)
Briefing from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - Paediatrics Waiting Times
• Dr Thomas Bourke, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• Dr Julie Ann Maney, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
• Dr Rory Sweeney, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• Ms Anna McDaid, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Public from 3:35 PM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Progress of Children's Social Care Services Review Recommendations
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
• Ms Kerrylee Weatherall, Children's Social Care Services Reform Programme
• Ms Deirdre Mahon, Children's Social Care Services Reform Programme
• Ms Jacinta Linden, Bolster Community

Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025/100 The Health and Social Care Pension Schemes (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Public from 4:40 PM (29 mins)
Committee Business
2:04 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 2:04 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:11 PM (3 mins)
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Committee report

Public from 2:14 PM (3 mins)
Crime and Policing Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Committee report

Public from 2:17 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 2:19 PM (18 mins)
Justice Bill - Roundtable event with grassroots community organisations pre-briefing
2:07 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Public from 2:07 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 2:17 PM (17 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Further Consideration of Draft Report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:34 PM (2 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Draft Press Release

Closed from 2:36 PM (27 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland - Initial consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 3:03 PM (24 mins)
Inquiry into Managing the School's Estate - Preparation session (NIAO briefing paper)
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Peter O'Sullivan, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 3:27 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business - FWP

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